Melinda Myers

Gladiolus

Botanical Name

Gladiolus

Min Zone

7

Max Zone

10

Height

1 to 5 feet

Width

6 inches

Flowers

Summer to fall - 60 to 120 days after planting: white, yellow, pink, red, orange, purple, green, blue

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained

Planting & Care

• Plant 3 to 6 inches deep
• Space 3 to 6 inches apart
• Dig and clean when leaves turn yellow.  Then cure at 70-80° for several weeks then store uncovered at 40°

Problems

Thrips (which can overwinter in the corm), aster yellows, virus (aphid vector), bulb rot

Varieties

• Large flowered hybrids - 2 to 5 feet tall, long flower spikes, large flowers and a variety of colors
• Miniature and Butterfly - 1.5 to 4 feet tall, many flowers/stem, often ruffled, reproduce slowly
• Primulinus - 1.5 to 3 feet tall, large flowers, more graceful habit